2021–22 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2021–22 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
Head coachThomas Tuchel
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League2nd
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Super CupWinners
FIFA Club World CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Romelu Lukaku (3)
All: Romelu Lukaku (4)
Highest home attendance39,969
(vs. Aston Villa, 11 September 2021, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance38,965
(vs. Crystal Palace, 14 August 2021, Premier League)
Average home league attendance39,467
Biggest win3-0
(vs. Crystal Palace (H), 14 August 2021, Premier League and
vs. Aston Villa (H), 11 September 2021, Premier League)
Away colours
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 14 September 2021.

The 2021–22 season is Chelsea's 108th competitive season, 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 30th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 116th year in existence as a football club.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Season summary[]

On 11 August 2021, Chelsea started off the season by beating Villarreal to win the 2021 UEFA Super Cup. Hakim Ziyech opened the scoring before Gerard Moreno equalized in the second half; after extra time the score remained 1-1. In the final minute of the match, Thomas Tuchel made the decision to replace goalkeeper Édouard Mendy with Kepa Arrizabalaga. Chelsea went on to win 6-5 on penalties, with Arrizabalaga making the decisive save against Raúl Albiol.[2] Following the match, Thomas Tuchel stated: "We were well-prepared. We had a statistic that Kepa is the best in terms of saving penalties. The analysts showed me the data and then we spoke with the players [explaining] that this can happen in knockout games."[3] It was the second time that Chelsea had won the trophy, the first win being in 1998, and the third time that the club was involved in a penalty shoot-out in the competition.[4]

The following day, Chelsea announced that Romelu Lukaku had re-signed for the club, seven years after leaving, for a reported club record fee of £97.5 million.[5][6] Although initial offers were turned down by Inter Milan, Chelsea's third offer for Lukaku was accepted. "I only realised that Chelsea was serious at the third offer," Lukaku stated. "It went to €110m, and I knew, this is truly serious." He continued, "If they ask me, why would I say no? Everyone knows what Chelsea means to me."[7]

Chelsea began the Premier League season with two consecutive wins in London derbies, first at home against Crystal Palace and then at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal.[8][9] In the former, Premier League debutant Trevoh Chalobah scored the final goal in a 3-0 win with a low right-footed shot from well outside the penalty area.[8] In the latter, new signing Romelu Lukaku scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win on his second debut for the club.[9]

On 28 August, Chelsea travelled to Anfield to take on Liverpool in a match that was billed as an early test for two title contenders.[10] Kai Havertz opened the scoring off a corner kick with a looping near-post header that spiraled over goalkeeper Alisson.[11] In the first half stoppage time, Reece James was sent off after referee Anthony Taylor consulted the VAR and adjudged that James had used his arm to prevent a goal. Mohammed Salah scored the ensuing penalty despite furious protests from Chelsea players. In the second half, Chelsea defended deeply and compactly and the match finished 1-1.[12]

On 31 August, transfer deadline day, Chelsea signed Saúl from Atlético Madrid on a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.[13] The future fee is reported to be €40 million.[14] Throughout the transfer window, Chelsea were linked with a move for Sevilla centre-back Jules Koundé, although it never materialized.[15][16] The transfer window also saw several notable departures, including Olivier Giroud, Tammy Abraham, and Kurt Zouma.[17][18][19] Furthermore, Chelsea sold several promising youth academy products, including Marc Guéhi, Tino Livramento, and Ike Ugbo.[20][21][22]

Kits[]

Home
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Away
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Goalkeeper 1

Management team[]

Position Name
Head coach Germany Thomas Tuchel
Assistant head coach Germany Arno Michels
Assistant coaches Hungary Zsolt Löw
England Anthony Barry
England Joe Edwards
Goalkeeper coach Portugal Henrique Hilário

Players[]

Squad information[]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021. Appearances include all competitions.[23]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga Spain GK (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 26) 2018 2025[24] Spain Athletic Bilbao £71.5M[25] 110 0
13 Marcus Bettinelli England GK (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 29) 2021 2023[26] England Fulham Free[27] 0 0
16 Édouard Mendy Senegal GK (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 29) 2020 2025[28] France Rennes £22M[29] 48 0
Defenders
2 Antonio Rüdiger Germany CB (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 28) 2017 2022[30] Italy Roma £29M[31] 153 7
3 Marcos Alonso Spain LWB / LB (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 30) 2016 2023[32] Italy Fiorentina £24M[33] 170 25
4 Andreas Christensen Denmark CB (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 25) 2013 2022[34] England Chelsea Academy N/A 131 0
6 Thiago Silva (3rd captain) Brazil CB (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 36) 2020 2022[35] France Paris Saint-Germain Free[36] 35 2
14 Trevoh Chalobah England CB / DM (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 22) 2018 2023[37] England Chelsea Academy N/A 3 1
21 Ben Chilwell England LB / LWB (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 24) 2020 2025[38] England Leicester City £45M[39] 42 4
24 Reece James England RB / RWB / CB (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 21) 2018 2025[40] England Chelsea Academy N/A 87 4
28 César Azpilicueta (captain) Spain RB / CB / LB (1989-08-29) 29 August 1989 (age 32) 2012 2022[41] France Marseille £7M[42] 433 14
31 Malang Sarr France CB / LB (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 22) 2020 2025[43] France Nice Free[43] 0 0
Midfielders
5 Jorginho (vice-captain) ItalyBrazil DM / CM (1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 29) 2018 2023[44] Italy Napoli £50M[45] 145 17
7 N'Golo Kanté (4th captain) France CM / DM (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 30) 2016 2023[46] England Leicester City £32M[47] 221 11
8 Mateo Kovačić Croatia CM / DM (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 27) 2018 2024[48] Spain Real Madrid £40M[49] 144 2
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek England AM / CM (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 25) 2014 2024[50] England Chelsea Academy N/A 82 12
17 Saúl Spain CM / DM (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 26) 2021 2022[51] Spain Atlético Madrid £4.5Ma[52] 1 0
18 Ross Barkley England AM / CM (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 27) 2018 2023[53] England Everton £15M[53] 86 11
19 Mason Mount (5th captain) England AM / CM (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 22) 2017 2024[54] England Chelsea Academy N/A 111 17
32 Lewis Baker England CM / DM (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 26) 2014 2022[55] England Chelsea Academy N/A 1 0
Forwards
9 Romelu Lukaku Belgium ST (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 28) 2021 2026[56] Italy Inter Milan £97.5M[57] 4 4
10 Christian Pulisic United States RW / LW / RWB (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 22) 2019 2024[58] Germany Borussia Dortmund £58M[59] 79 18
11 Timo Werner Germany ST / LW (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 25) 2020 2025[60] Germany RB Leipzig £47.5M[61] 55 12
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi England LW / RW / RWB (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 20) 2017 2024[62] England Chelsea Academy N/A 99 13
22 Hakim Ziyech Morocco RW / AM (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 28) 2020 2025[63] Netherlands Ajax £37M[64] 41 7
29 Kai Havertz Germany ST / AM (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 22) 2020 2025[65] Germany Bayer Leverkusen £72M[66] 49 10
a.^ Loan fee with the option to buy at the end of season.

Transfers[]

In[]

Summer[]

Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
28 July 2021 13 GK England Marcus Bettinelli England Fulham Free [67]
12 August 2021 9 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku Italy Inter Milan £97,500,000 [68][69]

Loan in[]

Summer[]

Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source
31 August 2021 17 MF Spain Saúl Spain Atlético Madrid £4,500,000 [13]

Out[]

Summer[]

Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
9 June 2021 48 DF France Pierre Ekwah-Elimby England West Ham United £1,260,000 [70]
16 June 2021 MF Serbia Danilo Pantić Serbia Partizan Free [71]
18 June 2021 MF Netherlands Marco van Ginkel Netherlands PSV Free [72]
1 July 2021 GK England Jamal Blackman United States Los Angeles FC Free [73]
13 GK Argentina Willy Caballero Unattached Free [73]
DF England Filip Lissah Wales Swansea City Free [74]
DF England Zane Myers Wales Swansea City Free [74]
DF England David Roberts Wales Swansea City Free [74]
14 DF England Fikayo Tomori Italy Milan £26,800,000 [75]
63 DF England Charlie Wiggett England Newcastle United Undisclosed [76][77]
MF England Dubem Eze England Derby County Free [78]
51 MF England Marcel Lewis Belgium Union SG Free [79]
MF England Finley Munroe England Aston Villa Free [80]
FW England Izzy Brown England Preston North End Free [81]
FW England Kyrell Wilson Wales Swansea City Free [74]
2 July 2021 41 MF England Luke McCormick England AFC Wimbledon Free [76]
FW Nigeria Victor Moses Russia Spartak Moscow £4,500,000 [82]
17 July 2021 18 FW France Olivier Giroud Italy Milan £900,000 [17]
18 July 2021 DF England Marc Guéhi England Crystal Palace £21,000,000 [20]
19 July 2021 MF England Jon Russell England Huddersfield Town Free [83]
22 July 2021 54 MF England Lewis Bate England Leeds United £1,580,000 [84]
23 July 2021 58 MF England Myles Peart-Harris England Brentford £1,350,000 [85][86]
27 July 2021 46 DF England Dynel Simeu England Southampton £1,580,000 [87]
28 July 2021 DF England Jack Wakely England Wycombe Wanderers Free [88]
3 August 2021 57 MF England Tino Livramento England Southampton £5,310,000 [21]
17 August 2021 9 FW England Tammy Abraham Italy Roma £36,000,000 [18]
24 August 2021 DF Italy Davide Zappacosta Italy Atalanta £8,100,000 [89]
25 August 2021 FW England Ike Ugbo Belgium Genk £3,150,000 [22]
28 August 2021 15 DF France Kurt Zouma England West Ham United £31,500,000 [19]

Loan out[]

Summer[]

Date Until No. Pos. Player To Fee Source
1 July 2021 End of season 56 DF England Levi Colwill England Huddersfield Town Free [90]
End of season GK England Nathan Baxter England Hull City Free [91]
2 July 2021 End of season 23 MF Scotland Billy Gilmour England Norwich City Free [92]
6 July 2021 End of season DF Netherlands Juan Castillo England Birmingham City Free [93]
26 July 2021 End of season 47 DF England Henry Lawrence England AFC Wimbledon Free [94]
End of season GK England Jamie Cumming England Gillingham Free [95]
30 July 2021 End of season DF Netherlands Ian Maatsen England Coventry City Free [96]
End of season MF England Conor Gallagher England Crystal Palace Free [97]
10 August 2021 End of season FW Albania Armando Broja England Southampton Free [98]
13 August 2021 End of season DF England Jake Clarke-Salter England Coventry City Free [99]
18 August 2021 End of season FW Belgium Michy Batshuayi Turkey Beşiktaş £135,000 [100]
End of season MF Brazil Kenedy Brazil Flamengo £450,000 [101]
End of season 40 GK Croatia Karlo Žiger Slovenia Rudar Velenje Free [102]
19 August 2021 End of season 33 DF Italy Emerson France Lyon £450,000 [103]
20 August 2021 End of season DF United States Matt Miazga Spain Alavés Free [104]
27 August 2021 End of season DF Ghana Baba Rahman England Reading Free [105]
30 August 2021 30 June 2023 MF France Tiémoué Bakayoko Italy Milan £1,800,000 [106]
End of season MF England Danny Drinkwater England Reading Free [107]
31 August 2021 End of season DF England Dujon Sterling England Blackpool Free [108]
End of season 42 MF Austria Thierno Ballo Austria Rapid Vienna Free [109]
End of season 44 DF Wales Ethan Ampadu Italy Venezia Free [110]
2 September 2021 End of season 27 MF England Tino Anjorin Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Free [111]

Overall transfer activity[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

On July 14, Chelsea announced they would visit Championship side Bournemouth on 27 July for a pre-season friendly.[112] Prior to this, they would face Peterborough United in a behind-closed-doors friendly at their Cobham Training Centre.[113]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2021 Chelsea 6–1 Peterborough United Cobham, Surrey
11:00 BST Abraham Goal
Pulisic Goal (pen.)
Ziyech GoalGoalGoal
Broja Goal		 Report Dembélé Goal (pen.) Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
Attendance: 0
22 July 2021 Drogheda United Cancelled Chelsea Maynooth
18:30 BST Stadium: Carton House Grounds
Note: Match was cancelled after a reported COVID-19 positive test in the Chelsea camp.[114]
27 July 2021 Bournemouth 1–2 Chelsea Kings Park
19:45 BST Marcondes Goal 66' Report Broja Goal 71'
Ugbo Goal 76'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
15 August 2021 Chelsea 13–0 Weymouth Cobham, Surrey
12:30 BST Hudson-Odoi GoalGoal
Batshuayi GoalGoalGoalGoalGoal
Barkley GoalGoalGoal
Emerson Goal
Thiago Silva Goal
James Goal		 Report Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
Attendance: 0
25 August 2021 Chelsea 1–0 Brentford B Cobham, Surrey
Unknown Goal Report Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
Attendance: 0

Mind Series[]

The Blues were confirmed to take part in a first-of-its-kind Mind Series to support mental health in August 2021.[115]

1 August 2021 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Highbury
15:00 BST Xhaka Goal 69'
Tavares Yellow card 86'		 Report Havertz Goal 26'
Kovačić Yellow card 42'
Zappacosta Yellow card 54'
Abraham Goal 72'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 August 2021 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 BST Ziyech Goal 16', 49' Report Lucas Goal 56'
Bergwijn Goal 70'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Keith Stroud

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 075.00
FA Cup 7–9 January 2022 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 22 September 2021 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 14 September 2021 Group stage 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
UEFA Super Cup 11 August 2021 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
FIFA Club World Cup 15–16 December 2021 19 December 2021 Semi-final 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 6 4 2 0 11 2 +9 066.67

Last updated: 14 September 2021
Source: [1]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10
3 Liverpool 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10
4 Everton 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 10
5 Manchester City 4 3 0 1 11 1 +10 9 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2021. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[116]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 3 1 0 9 1  +8 10 2 0 0 6 0  +6 1 1 0 3 1  +2

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday[]

Game Week123456
GroundHAAHAH
ResultWWDW
Position2242
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[117]

14 August 2021 1 Chelsea 3–0 Crystal Palace Fulham
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,965
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 August 2021 2 Arsenal 0–2 Chelsea Highbury
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 58,729
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 August 2021 3 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
17:30 BST
  • Salah Goal 45+5' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Anthony Taylor
11 September 2021 4 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa Fulham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 September 2021 5 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea London
16:30 BST Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
25 September 2021 6 Chelsea v Manchester City Fulham
12:30 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
2 October 2021 7 Chelsea v Southampton Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
16 October 2021 8 Brentford v Chelsea Brentford
15:00 BST Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
23 October 2021 9 Chelsea v Norwich Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
30 October 2021 10 Newcastle United v Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Chelsea entered the competition in third round, due to competing in UEFA competitions, and were drawn at home to Aston Villa.[118][119]

22 September 2021 Third round Chelsea v Aston Villa Fulham
BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[120]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV CHE ZEN MAL
1 Italy Juventus 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to round of 16 — 29 Sep 2 Nov 8 Dec
2 England Chelsea 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 23 Nov — 1–0 20 Oct
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Transfer to Europa League 20 Oct 8 Dec — 29 Sep
4 Sweden Malmö FF 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 0–3 2 Nov 23 Nov —
First match(es) will be played on 14 September 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2021 1 Chelsea England 1–0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg London, England
21:00 BT
Report
  • Rakitskyi Yellow card 62'
 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,252
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
29 September 2021 2 Juventus Italy v England Chelsea Turin, Italy
21:00 CET Stadium: Juventus Stadium
20 October 2021 3 Chelsea England v Sweden Malmö FF London, England
20:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
2 November 2021 4 Malmö FF Sweden v England Chelsea Malmö, Sweden
20:00 CET Stadium: Stadion
23 November 2021 5 Chelsea England v Italy Juventus London, England
20:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
8 December 2021 6 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia v England Chelsea Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:45 MSK (UTC+03:00) Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium

UEFA Super Cup[]

Main article: 2021 UEFA Super Cup
11 August 2021 Final Chelsea England 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Spain Villarreal Belfast, Northern Ireland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ziyech Goal 27'
  • Rüdiger Yellow card 44'
  • Arrizabalaga Yellow card 120+'
 Report
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 10,435
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Penalties

FIFA Club World Cup[]

Main article: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup

Statistics[]

Appearances[]

No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 DF Germany Antonio Rüdiger 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
4 DF Denmark Andreas Christensen 3 0 0 1 1 0 5
5 MF Italy Jorginho 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
6 DF Brazil Thiago Silva 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
7 MF France N'Golo Kanté 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
8 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
9 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
10 FW United States Christian Pulisic 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
11 FW Germany Timo Werner 3 0 0 0 1 0 4
12 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
14 DF England Trevoh Chalobah 3 0 0 0 1 0 4
16 GK Senegal Édouard Mendy 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
17 MF Spain Saúl Ñíguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 MF England Mason Mount 3 0 0 1 1 0 5
20 FW England Callum Hudson-Odoi 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
21 DF England Ben Chilwell 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
22 FW Morocco Hakim Ziyech 2 0 0 1 1 0 4
24 DF England Reece James 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
29 FW Germany Kai Havertz 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
Players have left the club
15 DF France Kurt Zouma 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
33 DF Italy Emerson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Last updated: 14 September 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Goal scorers[]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 9 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
2 3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 FW United States Christian Pulisic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 DF England Trevoh Chalobah 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 FW Morocco Hakim Ziyech 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
24 DF England Reece James 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
29 MF Germany Kai Havertz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9 0 0 1 1 0 11

Last updated: 14 September 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Top assists[]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 24 DF England Reece James 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
8 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
3 19 MF England Mason Mount 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
29 FW Germany Kai Havertz 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 6 0 0 1 1 0 8

Last updated: 15 September 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Clean sheets[]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 16 GK Senegal Edouard Mendy 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
2 1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 3 0 0 1 0 0 4

Last updated: 22 August 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Discipline[]

No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF Germany Antonio Rüdiger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 GK Senegal Édouard Mendy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 DF England Reece James 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1

Last updated: 28 August 2021.
Source: FBref.com

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